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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter 16 ("A Winged Steed") through Chapter 18 ("Repairs and Fortifications").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator sees the tall, arching roots of the trees where they are going to build their home, what kind of tree does he say they are?
(a) Baobabs.
(b) Kauris.
(c) Mangroves.
(d) Catalpas.

2. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what new outpost does the narrator propose?
(a) A fishing platform.
(b) A farm.
(c) A watchtower.
(d) An orchard.

3. At the end of Chapter 5, "A New Home," what does Elizabeth say about another trip to the shipwreck?
(a) She would like them to get a butter churn.
(b) She would like to come with them.
(c) They should not stay overnight anymore.
(d) It makes her very nervous.

4. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the family name the new mount?
(a) Typhoon.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Blizzard.
(d) Cyclone.

5. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what unusual food does the narrator convince Fritz to try?
(a) Tarantula.
(b) Roasted larvae.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Ant eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what new creature does Ernest discover and kill a great number of?

2. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what instruction does the narrator give his sons on the Sunday at Falconhurst?

3. On their way in to shore, what is it revealed that Jack has thought to bring along?

4. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what creature does Fritz catch that ends up towing their boat in to shore?

5. Who suggests that they build a raft to get to shore?

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